ISBN-13: 9783030190064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 702 str.
ISBN-13: 9783030190064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 702 str.
This book offers a detailed survey of Minimally Invasive surgical techniques from experts in the field as well as discussion of the application of these techniques to disease conditions of the spine. Includes some 600 illustrations, 200 in color.
The use of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) has grown rapidly over the last decade and remains the fastest growing area in spine surgery. Now in a revised and expanded second edition including 19 new chapters, this comprehensive textbook provides an updated presentation of the field of MISS, highlighting surgical techniques and clinical outcomes as well as providing a unique focus on how these techniques are applied for specific spinal diagnoses.Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Second Edition includes detailed discussions of enabling technologies, surgical techniques (including posterior decompression and fusion), approaches to specific diseases and conditions (including outcomes and supporting evidence), a new section on out-patient/ambulatory spine surgery, and strategies to manage the unique risks and complications of MISS. Each chapter, whether revised or new, is formatted in a consistent manner, including bulleted key learning points as well as review questions, pearls and pitfalls, and generous illustrations and intra-operative photographs.Written and edited by thought leaders in the field, this user-friendly textbook will be an essential teaching resource for orthopedic and neurosurgery students and residents. It will also serve as a useful reference and review for orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and all health care professionals who treat the spine.